@WashioYuji It doesn't matter really what order you play them in as story takes a back seat to gameplay and character building skills! I say if you find a copy of EO IV go for it as it was my second favorite game last year right behind SMT IV. Its one of the few games I beat. However MG has more of a story this go around and all the features from EO IV that the first game so desperately needed. You can't go wrong with either really but the overworld on EO IV really sets it apart from all the others in the series!

Have you played either of the demos? If not that should be the first thing you do as the data transfers over to the main game.

@Spoony_Tech Cheers mate. Yea I did play the demos and to be honest I breeze through them, skipping cutscenes and such because I didn't want to be exposed too much to the storyline, knowing I'd play them again when I get the game. I was mainly really looking at the gameplay.
I did notice that MG didn't allow me choose a class like IV, so like you said it maybe a bit more story driven.
I think I'll hunt a copy of IV then and if I love it, I'll get MG.
I'm tempted to get a US 3DS just for SMT IV lol...

What's the best Professor Layton to start with? Do I need to play the DS games first or would it be ok to just jump right into one of the 3DS games?

The games of each trilogy tie into each other, the prequel trilogy more so since it has a larger overarching storyline. I would either start with The Last Specter and work through them chronologically, or The Curious Village if you want to play them in the order they were released.

Hi everyone! I bought my first Nintendo console in life, a black 3DS. I can't take my hands from it! I got Pokemon Y, Spirit Camera, SMT IV and SMT Soulhacker to have a decent amount of gameplay hours to enjoy.

Now I'd like to taste also a good action RPG game because turn based is fun but I dont want to get tired too soon from it.

I always have been a Castlevania fan, SoTN was the best for me. So I'd like you to suggest me something like that. I also enjoy any dungeon crawlers. I recently got Anonymous Notes 1 for a decent amount besides the bad reviews but it look as something that may ease my hunger...

Also, just as a curiosity, I saw RE:Revelations for 20usd... is that a worthy pick at that price?

Thanks a lot for any suggestion you got for me, and sorry for the long post!!

Dead or Alive Dimensions (I personally feel it's even better than SSFIV3D, but instead of writing a wall of text on the subject, I'll just say it comes down to whether you enjoy 2D or 3D fighters more)

Hi everyone! I bought my first Nintendo console in life, a black 3DS. I can't take my hands from it! I got Pokemon Y, Spirit Camera, SMT IV and SMT Soulhacker to have a decent amount of gameplay hours to enjoy.

Now I'd like to taste also a good action RPG game because turn based is fun but I dont want to get tired too soon from it.

I always have been a Castlevania fan, SoTN was the best for me. So I'd like you to suggest me something like that. I also enjoy any dungeon crawlers. I recently got Anonymous Notes 1 for a decent amount besides the bad reviews but it look as something that may ease my hunger...

Also, just as a curiosity, I saw RE:Revelations for 20usd... is that a worthy pick at that price?

Thanks a lot for any suggestion you got for me, and sorry for the long post!!

Yes Resident Evil Revelations is worth it but you should be able to find it much cheaper.

As for dungeon crawlers you can't go wrong with Etrian Odyssey IV and Etrian Odyssey Millennium Girl. Both have demos in the shop you can dl and are the first part of the game. If you buy the main version you data transfers over to the main game. You should be familiar at least with the maker of these 2 games as you already have two from them.

Lastly there really isn't much like Symphony of the Night but there is one gem on the eshop called Steam World Dig that has its similarities.

Had to go get a gift but I noticed the clearance rack at Target with a free stylus with each game.
So I got Tetris Axis with a Peach stylus and Shinobi with a Luigi stylus for $10 each.
(going to have to leave behind Mario and I think Yoshi)

Okay, with SSB3DS not coming out until October, that frees me up about $30 to spend on a game for the summer. Based on Gamestop pricing (which is where I WILL be going), I've compiled a list of games which are in my price range (Used is okay in my book):

@RR529 If you haven't play DKCR yet I say go for that as it's the best on your list. Otherwise the only other one I see would be Project X-zone. Castlevaina isn't bad but only if the price is right 15$ or less.

John 8:7 He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone.

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If I was only ever able to have Monster Hunter and EO games in the future, I would be a happy man.

@RR529 If you haven't play DKCR yet I say go for that as it's the best on your list. Otherwise the only other one I see would be Project X-zone. Castlevaina isn't bad but only if the price is right 15$ or less.

Yeah, I had DKCR on Wii, but I never beat it (got to World 5 before my Wii stopped reading dual layer discs), so I might go that route.

Actually, I'll play the PXZ demo, and if I like it, I'll try to find it. If not, I'll go for DK.

Any further recommendations/arguments would still be worth a read though, @Anyone.